Worker acceptability of the Pennington Pedal Desk™ occupational workstation alternative

Proença, Mahara; Schuna, John M.; Barreira, Tiago V.; Hsia, Daniel S.; Pitta, Fábio; Tudor‐Locke, Catrine; Cowley, Amanda D.; Martin, Corby K.

doi:10.3233/wor-182753

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“…9 Recent attempts to improve workplace activity include sit-stand desks, 10 treadmill desks, 11 and portable pedal devices. 12 Use of these devices could be promoted by emphasizing their health benefits and reducing sedentary time in the workplace. 9,13,14 The use of portable pedal exercise machines has been studied to help improve activity by increasing energy expenditure.…”

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Improving Physical Activity and Body Composition in a Medical Workplace Using Brief Goal Setting

Nanda

Hurt

Croghan

et al. 2019

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes

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Objective: To evaluate the use of a wearable activity tracker and brief feedback in the workplace to motivate employees to improve activity. Patients and Methods: A total of 135 adult participants were randomized to 1 of 3 groups: control group (blinded to their step activity), intervention group (received counseling based on their step count), or no step-tracking device group. Participants were recruited from June 27, 2016, through February 21, 2018. Results: Most of the 135 participants were women (84%), with a mean AE SD age of 42.6AE10.1 years. Most participants (96%) completed 11 of the 12 weeks of step counts. Comparing treatment groups at week 12 (end of treatment), the intervention group (vs the control group) had significantly more steps (644.8; P<.01), had an 11.1% increase in step count from baseline (P<.01), was more likely to achieve goal (odds ratio¼1.73; P¼.02), increased distance traveled per week (0.46 miles; P<.01) and calories burned (90.6; P<.01), and had a decrease in some bioelectrical impedance measurements over time, including a greater loss in body fat mass (e0.90 kg; P¼.01), percentage fat (e0.96; P<.01), and visceral fat level (e0.60; P<.01). Finally, the intervention group indicated significantly greater satisfaction with their assigned randomization (89% vs 77%; P¼.01) and greater confidence in the effectiveness of their activity tracker (P<.01). Conclusion: Brief counseling accompanied by use of a step-counting device can improve workplace activity, which, in turn, can increase steps and decrease body fat, including visceral fat.

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Improving Physical Activity and Body Composition in a Medical Workplace Using Brief Goal Setting

Nanda

Hurt

Croghan

et al. 2019

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes

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“…They found a greater appreciation of the pedal desk over standing for its effective, useful, functional, convenient, and comfortable dimensions. During a standard 8-h working day, 97.6% of subjects reported that their typing proficiency could not be influenced by a 4-h employment of the pedal desk ( 89 ). Moreover, besides working productivity, the rates of compliance deserve attention.…”

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Non-exercise activity thermogenesis in the workplace: The office is on fire

Rizzato

Marcolin²,

Paoli³

2022

Front. Public Health

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From the second half of the previous century, there has been a shift toward occupations largely composed of desk-based behaviors. This, inevitably, has led to a workload reduction and a consequent lower energy expenditure. On this point, small increments of the non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) could be the rationale to reach health benefits over a prolonged period. Different published researches suggest solutions to reverse sitting time and new alternative workstations have been thought to increase total physical activity. Therefore, the purpose of this narrative review is to summarize the current state of the research regarding the “NEAT approach” to weight-gain prevention in work environments. This review analyzes the main evidence regarding new alternative workstations such as standing, walking workstations, seated pedal, and gymnastic balls to replace a standard office chair.

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“…The uses of treadmill and cycling desks, as well as micro-breaks, have been recommended as strategies to reduce the time spent sitting at work [ 27 , 28 ]. Carr et al [ 29 , 30 ] investigated the practicality and feasibility of a portable pedaling exercise equipment on middle-aged participants, primarily female, who worked in sedentary environments and randomized them into an intervention and a controlled group.…”

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Investigating the Immediate Influence of Moderate Pedal Exercises during an Assembly Work on Performance and Workload in Healthy Men

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Physical inactivity has increased in prevalence among adults in industrialized and developing countries owing to the fact that the majority of job situations require individuals to remain seated for extended periods of time. This research aims to evaluate the influence of cycling on a stationary bike while executing a keyboard assembly task on the task completion time, error percentage, and physiological and subjective measurements. The physiological measures were electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocardiographic (ECG) signal responses, whereas the subjective measures were subjective workload ratings and subjective body discomforts. Two variables were evaluated, namely assembly methods (with versus without pedal exercises at a moderate intensity) and session testing (pre- versus post-test). Thus, the repeated measures design (i.e., assembly method by session testing of participants) was used. According to the completion time, error %, participant self-reports, and ECG and EEG statistical analysis data, the participants’ performances in the keyboard assembly task did not decrease while they performed pedaling exercises (p > 0.05). Additionally, when participants completed the assembly task while executing the pedaling exercises, the mean inter-beat (RR) intervals significantly reduced (p < 0.05) while the mean heart rate increased (p < 0.05), which mean that pedaling exercises caused physical workloads on the participants. Participant performance was unaffected by performing a workout while performing the assembly activity. Thus, administrations should encourage their employees to engage in short sessions of moderate-intensity exercise similar to the suggested exercise in the study to improve a person’s physical health during work without interfering with the effectiveness of work.

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Worker acceptability of the Pennington Pedal Desk™ occupational workstation alternative

Abstract: Participants rated the Pennington Pedal Desk™ workstation positively and indicated potential for extended daily use.

Cited by 6 publications

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Improving Physical Activity and Body Composition in a Medical Workplace Using Brief Goal Setting

Improving Physical Activity and Body Composition in a Medical Workplace Using Brief Goal Setting

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis in the workplace: The office is on fire

Investigating the Immediate Influence of Moderate Pedal Exercises during an Assembly Work on Performance and Workload in Healthy Men

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